He nailed the headline numbers. But what stuck with me after reading his story was something quieter, something bigger: a change in the tune — maybe even a hint that operators are starting to turn a ...

After officially taking over operations at two more facilities Sunday, skilled nursing provider Journey has completed a whirlwind 15 months in which it nearly doubled in size.

Long-term care operators are again calling on regulators to give them more control in accountable care organizations, a move they say could save Medicare $2 billion or more per year.

Not long ago, I was sitting across from a nursing home leadership team as they stared at a quality measure report that didn’t make sense to them. “We’re ...

Feedback from clinicians and managers identified numerous barriers to providing care for dehydration among nursing home residents including limited training, absence of specific protocols and ...

Federal regulators have thrown nursing homes in several states a short funding lifeline, but operators will still lose ...

A total of 56.2% of Danish patients with dementia experienced polypharmacy — using five or more prescription drugs, according to a February study published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.

Heart attack death rates rose by 1.2% among adults younger than age 55 who were hospitalized between 2011 and 2022 with a first severe heart attack, according to a February study published in the ...

In long-term care, few changes feel more consequential than altering how medications are administered. Medication passes are not just a task; they are ...

PACS Group leaders reported a landmark 2025 during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday, highlighting a year defined by record financial outcomes.

When I started my career 30 years ago, our industry was a different world. People smoked in the buildings — staff and residents alike. But beyond the haze ...